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Certified nursing assistant salary in Washington

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Washington post a median of $26.50 an hour, the middle half $24.50–$28.50 (about $55,100 a year full time), $4.50 above the national posted median. From 130 jobs at 36 employers that state their pay.

$26.50
Median posted /hr
$25–$29
Middle half /hr
$55,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$23.65
BLS median in WA
May 2025

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What certified nursing assistants are paid in Washington

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 130 open jobs in Washington. Lowest posted $13, highest $54.

Posted on open jobs in Washington

$24.50–$28.50/hr

Middle half of 80 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $26.50. 87% of the 150 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Washington state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in Washington

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Spokane$24.75$16.14–$32.3718 (2)
Tacoma$28.75$22.64–$39.0112 (2)
Yakima$27$21.29–$32.999 (1)
Olympia$28$14–$35.018 (4)
Wenatchee$25.50$19–$31.018 (3)
Seattle$27$22–$41.387 (5)
Spokane Valley$25.75$21.18–$31.687 (2)
Auburn$30.25$24.72–$40.854 (2)
Port Townsend$29.50$20–$36.184 (2)
Odessa$29.25$22–$39.264 (1)
Vancouver$26$20–$31.904 (2)
Bellevue$24.75$20–$304 (3)
DuPont$24$20–$26.204 (1)
Everett$30$17–$42.813 (2)
Silverdale$25.75$23.50–$283 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Certified nursing assistant pay by employer in Washington

What each employer posts for certified nursing assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
MultiCare Health System$27$21.18–$40.8538
Providence$26.75$16.14–$42.8123
Careage$23.25$20–$27.306
CommonSpirit Health$30.75$17–$38.945
Confluence Health$25.50$20–$31.015
Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1$29.25$22–$39.264
Jefferson Healthcare$29.50$23.80–$36.183
Alumus$28$23.50–$283
Legacy Health$27$22.32–$31.903
Cogir Management, USA$24.50$19–$303
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$35.25$29.07–$41.382
WhidbeyHealth$30$23.35–$36.662
Colfax Health and Rehabilitation$26.75$22.75–$30.642
Silverado$26.75$23–$312
PACS Group$26.50$23.50–$29.382
Envision Hospice$25.50$24–$272
Caldera Care$25$24–$262
Genesis HealthCare$24.75$17–$322
Transforming Age$24.75$22–$272
Stafholt Health and Rehabilitation$23.75$21–$272
UnitedHealth Group$19$13–$28.802
LifePoint Health$38$22–$541
Snoqualmie Valley Health$30.75$24.30–$37.171
Kaiser Permanente$29.75$24.79–$34.731
Sound Mental Health$27.75$27.05–$28.441
Mason Health$27.25$22.36–$32.291
ScionHealth$26.50$23–$30.171
Pullman Regional Hospital$25.75$20.40–$30.941
Alderwood Health and Rehabilitation$25$22–$281
Team Select Home Care$25$20–$301
Colville Health & Rehabilitation of Cascadia$24.25$20–$28.301
Anacortes of Cascadia$24$22–$261
Snohomish Health and Rehabilitation$24$22–$261
Garfield County Public Hospital District No.1$23.50$20–$271
Clarkston of Cascadia$23$19.50–$26.261
Battleground of Cascadia$20.25$20.301

Median of each employer's jobs in Washington (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for certified nursing assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift certified nursing assistant pay in Washington

Where one employer posts both night and other certified nursing assistant jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
MultiCare Health System, WA$26.50 (6)$27.50 (32)
Providence, WA$29 (2)$26.50 (21)
Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1, WA$31 (1)$27.75 (3)
Cogir Management, USA, WA$20 (1)$24.75 (2)
Caldera Care, WA$25 (1)$25 (1)
Colfax Health and Rehabilitation, WA$26.75 (1)$26.75 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open certified nursing assistant jobs in Washington

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Washington

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Washington. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$20.43 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.59 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$27.85 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$30.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)30,270 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Certified nursing assistant salary in Washington: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Washington?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Washington that state an hourly rate post a median of $26.50, the middle half $24.50–$28.50 (130 jobs from 36 employers). Full time that is about $55,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $23.65/hr ($49,180 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Washington (May 2025).

Where in Washington do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Spokane ($24.75), Tacoma ($28.75), Yakima ($27) and Olympia ($28). The town table lists 15.

Which employers in Washington pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: CommonSpirit Health ($30.75), Jefferson Healthcare ($29.50) and Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1 ($29.25).

How does Washington compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Washington ($26.50) is $4.50 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Washington ranks 2 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 130 of 150 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Washington (87%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Certified nursing assistant pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Certified nursing assistant salary in Washington. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/washington

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